If a Recovery Audit Contractor audits your agency, do you have a process in place to successfully and efficiently manage that audit? What steps are you taking to prevent an audit in the first place? Industry experts provide advice for home health agencies.

Since chronic disease accounts for75 percent of the nation's medical cost, mobile technologies provide considerable opportunities to improve care and reduce costs

Highlights from NHPCO’s annual review of trends in hospice care describes patient and provider characteristics; location and level of care; and the role of paid and volunteer staff.

36,000 cases in 76 countries cause WHO to declare Swine Flu a Level 6 pandemic. There are important implications for home health care providers and specific measures every agency should be taking now. The situation could grow even more dire before the end of the year. Guest writer Barbara Citarella, a Homeland Security certified pandemic disease instructor, lends us her expertise and recommendations for home care providers.

Two national clinical consultants have observed over the course of their careers a correlation between effective technology use and improved patient outcomes. They have embarked on an ambitious research project to learn whether their observations can be supported by objective data. Participation will be open to all U.S. home care and hospice providers. Research participants will be among the first to receive research results.